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in washington, d.c. to talk about pakistan. it is sunday, july 8th, the washington journal continues. we're back in a moment. >> i was turned back to my desk an doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 in the morning there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 505 feet and 480 tons of destroyer violently thrust up and toit right, it's almost as we hanged in the air as the ship was doing this odd dimensional twisting and flexing. we came in the water, lights went out, ceiling tiles popped out, everything lifted up about a foot and slammed back down. i literally grabbed the underside of my desk in a braced position until the shipped stopped moving. >> more with commander kirk lippold tonight on c-span's q & a. >> one of my favorite drug toss talk about is this ritopamine, which is in maybe half of pigs, half of cows and a lot of the turkeys, and most was drugs they are giving is to make animals grow faster but this particular drug is not withdrawn when they walk on to the killing floor and that means
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as we look at this story from the washington post. republicans are forcing the risk of a default on us. caller: i a cliche your program. i think the people out there oftentimes forget we are all americans. i often wonder if they remember john kennedy's came as " open " ask not what your country can do, but ask what you can do for your country. with all the ideas of social security and medicare, if people would realize nobody is going to get rid of that. we are so deeply into that, there is no way can do away with medicaid, medicare or social security. when the the democrats say the republicans are doing nothing, and they need to remember the first two years of the administration, he had a democratic congress. what did he do? host: the big entitlement programs that accounted for well over half of the budget, how do you deal with that? how did you rent costs and so you can bring out what is a $16 trillion debt? caller: i believe paul ryan has the answer. if people just trust -- we just need to have the faith. i do believe paula ryan has
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it is a sign of how the nra works in washington. the of the very effective job of steering that agency by threatening its budget -- scaring that gency by threatening its budget, and by trying to keep them from having a permanent director. it is been six years. neither president bush for president obama has been able to get a permanent director. agency's stripped of the to not have leadership. host: we have been talking to matt bennett of third way. coming up a 10:00 a.m., the senate will be in session. they do not have the fiscal cliff on their agenda, but leader harry reid is expected to make a morning speech or morning statement about issues regarding the fiscal cliff. you can go to c-span2 can watch that. they're coming in at 10:00 a.m. this morning. the house is coming in at 2:00 p.m.. did not have an agenda. coming in to be here and just in case, et cetera. they will be coming in and probably be in session for a short time and then go out. you could keep updated on our web site at c-span.org. another four day weekend on "booktv
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washington journal is next. >> good morning and welcome to "washington journal." we are going to be comfortable early voting. if you are going to do some early voting, your thoughts about that. you can reach us via social media and facebook clean. one of the headlines will be looking at comes from the new york daily news. thousands will cast vote before the presidential debate. thanks to a certain states that allows early voting, some of the most important battlegrounds will be opening their polls within a few weeks. let us know how you feel about this. the numbers are on the screen. while we wait for the funds to heat up, a little bit more from this morning's article. they write -- also as we wait for the telephones to heat up, i want to show you a map we got from the new york daily news. their version is in black and white. the light of days states are states where voters can cast ballots early, even if they will be in town on election day. the darker beige states including states like missouri, michigan, alabama, kentucky, pennsylvania, new york and others up i
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headlines from "washington post". the gaza clash widens with photographs of what many are calling the iron dome as israeli forces trying to stop the missiles. they wide ten gaza assault hitting government targets and "wall street journal". levinson writing new arab leaders are involved in negotiations. thanks for being with us. guest: pleasure. host: first give us an assessment of what you're seeing and feeling in side israel? host: there's relay hot of shock to seetharaman the sirens going off in tel aviv and jerusalem. first time it's happened since 1991. and jerusalem since a long time. that's been certainly and the area around gaza is basically frozen. like they were frozen at the time. you know, there's also been a lot of, you know you can't forget the impact of the iron dome and the years it's had on the conflict. it shot down over 80% of the rockets targeted towards urban areas of israel. there's 300 rockets that haven't hit inability up areas and you can think what a different course if they had hit in the urb
headlines from "washington post". the gaza clash widens with photographs of what many are calling the iron dome as israeli forces trying to stop the missiles. they wide ten gaza assault hitting government targets and "wall street journal". levinson writing new arab leaders are involved in negotiations. thanks for being with us. guest: pleasure. host: first give us an assessment of what you're seeing and feeling in side israel? host: there's relay hot of shock to seetharaman...
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about washington. good morning. you are on. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span here i have a comment and a question. you had a caller earlier from new york talking about the need to except the paradigm of 8% unemployment. that might not be too far off unless we look at the truth, closer to 15%. the question is, historically, have we had a gate keeper like carry reid who refuses to put things to a vote, which then could be put on the record? or is this normal as far as how they are playing politics these days? thank you. guest: you know, i think this actually does have a long tradition in politics. if your party is against something, why bring it up for a vote if you have the majority? you know, if voters decide that harry reid is too much of an obstacle, they had a chance in november to bring the republicans to majority. host: what he is next. -- massachusetts is next. hi richard, you are on. caller: mitt romney claims he is a businessman and knows how to create jobs. with bain capital, they ex
about washington. good morning. you are on. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span here i have a comment and a question. you had a caller earlier from new york talking about the need to except the paradigm of 8% unemployment. that might not be too far off unless we look at the truth, closer to 15%. the question is, historically, have we had a gate keeper like carry reid who refuses to put things to a vote, which then could be put on the record? or is this normal as far as how they are...
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this is "the washington post." "republicans dropped plans monday to vote on highway funding, citing insufficient support for the measure. they want a senate bill that was approved two weeks ago." so the house is planning to, from what we read here, look at the budget proposal for 2013, tomorrow and thursday. in the senate, the republicans unexpectedly voted to move -- to go ahead with the energy debate in that chamber. legislation that would eliminate the average $2.4 billion a year in tax benefits that would be paid to the top oil companies for the next decade. republican saying they think this debate gives them the chance to highlight gas prices under president obama's watch. that is what is happening in the two chambers on capitol hill. outside of capitol hill, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke will give his third of four lecture series at george washington. we will cover that around 12:45 p.m. eastern time if you are interested in watching that. the fed yesterday signaled low interest rates will remain in p
this is "the washington post." "republicans dropped plans monday to vote on highway funding, citing insufficient support for the measure. they want a senate bill that was approved two weeks ago." so the house is planning to, from what we read here, look at the budget proposal for 2013, tomorrow and thursday. in the senate, the republicans unexpectedly voted to move -- to go ahead with the energy debate in that chamber. legislation that would eliminate the average $2.4...
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"washington journal" is next. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012]. >>> good morning, it's saturday, january 7. you're watching "the washington journal." you're we have a picture of downtown new hampshire on the screen. we look at the continuing countdown of our first 25 minutes of our program. we'd like for you to get involved in the conversation. talk to us about the candidates, the primary, what's happened before, what's going to happen afterwards all for you on the first 35 minutes. the numbers, 202-737-0001 for democrats. 202-737-0002 for republicans. 202-628-0205 for independents. special line for new hampshire residents. 202-628-0814. 202-628-0814. tell us what you're supporting. going out to campaign events today to prepare for tuesday's primary. you want to get in touch with us electronically, we have three ways to do that. send us an e-mail, the address there is journal@c-span.org. on twitter, c-span wj and if you want to take part of the conversation always going on on facebook, face
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, but washington changed him. he is a good talker and a good lawyer. he could get you off on a murder case, that is what lawyers do, that is all that he is. host: thank you for the call. mark williams says this -- host: the crystal ball contest from "the washington post," has a look at the senate and house, with a prediction that the senate will be provided -- divided this way -- host: of all these predictions, jim cramer is predicting that the house will turn democratic. most of the other predictions are expecting house will stay republican with a diminished majority for the house republicans and that everyone is predicting the senate democrats will maintain their majority according to the washington post. -- "the washington post." joe, good morning, from arcadia. caller: i am voting for president obama. i believe that he will win. mitt romney is nothing but for the rich. he has essentially ruled out half the country, criticizing 47% of the people by paying no income taxes, but these people pay income taxes, scho
, but washington changed him. he is a good talker and a good lawyer. he could get you off on a murder case, that is what lawyers do, that is all that he is. host: thank you for the call. mark williams says this -- host: the crystal ball contest from "the washington post," has a look at the senate and house, with a prediction that the senate will be provided -- divided this way -- host: of all these predictions, jim cramer is predicting that the house will turn democratic. most of the...
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a similar story from "the washington post." "the obama administration, ordering the evacuation of all personnel from tunisia and the sudan. -- suzanne." we will be focusing more on this later in the program. the new share with you more of what is in the editorial page in "the new york times." as we all prepare for retirement, the editorial has this -- host: is a related story from the fox business channel, are your savings ready to retire? "50% of americans have $25,000 in savings, total savings retirement, as well as other investments." we want to teach your calls on whether other americans are headed for an insecure retirement. fred is on the phone, independent line. good morning. caller: at this age you have to deal with something called the ryan budget. it wants to take medicare, social security, everything old people need to just live. they want to take a lot of this way. and there is no way a retired person can make this money up. they want to give this money to the rich. for tax breaks. how anyone could retire under thos
a similar story from "the washington post." "the obama administration, ordering the evacuation of all personnel from tunisia and the sudan. -- suzanne." we will be focusing more on this later in the program. the new share with you more of what is in the editorial page in "the new york times." as we all prepare for retirement, the editorial has this -- host: is a related story from the fox business channel, are your savings ready to retire? "50% of americans...
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here is "the washington post" -- host: inside "the washington post. from twitter -- host: from seattle, one of our viewers in an e-mail -- host: next is joe from ohio. republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. i am a republican. i will be honest with you, mitt romney would not be my first choice. i have reservations. that being said, i think mitt romney should just quit being so secretive. just like the other articles you just read, he will not release his tax returns, which tells me and other people that he is hiding something. he feels he would be better off than hiding it because it will hurt him. just like the thing with being capital about shipping jobs overseas. he says he was not in charge of that. his own company, bain capital, says he was here he refuses to release the minutes of the meetings to show if he was or not. if he keeps writing, he will never get elected because people will not trust him. host: thank you. later today3 on today, the testimony of ben bernanke. he will talk about the economy . watch it
here is "the washington post" -- host: inside "the washington post. from twitter -- host: from seattle, one of our viewers in an e-mail -- host: next is joe from ohio. republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. i am a republican. i will be honest with you, mitt romney would not be my first choice. i have reservations. that being said, i think mitt romney should just quit being so secretive. just like the other articles you just read, he will not...
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"washington journal" continues. host: as part of the fiscal cliff that is looming, we look at different aspects, today, the alternative minimum tax, which will impact 30 million americans if congress does nothing. we are joined by georgetown law's john buckley. what is the alternative minimum tax. -- tax? guest: is requires it to pay the greater of what you pay under regular income tax, or what you would compute under the minimum tax, which has a slightly more broad base, this allowing some of the reductions in a regular tax. in some respects, it is very similar to the patch on itemized deductions that is being discussed. rather than directly attack preferences and expenditures, it puts an overall cap on the benefit. there is no new idea in this debate. the cap there's a strong relationship to how the alternative minimum tax works. host: here is a form from the irs in 2011 tax preparation, and this is part one, the alternative minimum tax income. how do you know if you fall into the amt? how you know? guest: i belie
"washington journal" continues. host: as part of the fiscal cliff that is looming, we look at different aspects, today, the alternative minimum tax, which will impact 30 million americans if congress does nothing. we are joined by georgetown law's john buckley. what is the alternative minimum tax. -- tax? guest: is requires it to pay the greater of what you pay under regular income tax, or what you would compute under the minimum tax, which has a slightly more broad base, this...
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you are watching "washington journal" on c-span. we will talk about the standoff regarding the chinese dissident. and osama bin laden's letters. and the former comptroller general david walker. that leads into our friday morning as we open up the program for our discussion, politicians frequently invoked a phrase "the american dream." we want to ask you this morning what does the concept of the american dream mean to you and is it still alive? talk to as this morning about the american dream and what it is like in 2012. here are our phone lines -- you can send us a tweet or an e- mail. we would like to hear what you think about the american dream and its relevance in 2012. good friday morning to you. before get into our discussion about the meaning of the american dream and whether you feel it is still relevant to you and your family, the morning headlines. all our newspapers are dominated by the standoff between the u.s. and china over the dissidents in china, such as the lead in the washington post. just before we began the progra
you are watching "washington journal" on c-span. we will talk about the standoff regarding the chinese dissident. and osama bin laden's letters. and the former comptroller general david walker. that leads into our friday morning as we open up the program for our discussion, politicians frequently invoked a phrase "the american dream." we want to ask you this morning what does the concept of the american dream mean to you and is it still alive? talk to as this morning about...
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"washington journal" continues. host: dan schnur is the co- founder of no labels. your organization has been going through the branches of government in washington and looking for ways you think they can be improved on. what is wrong with the presidency? guest: first of all, i want to make it clear to your viewers that we are not targeting this president or any other individual was held the office. rather, the structure of the presidency and the executive branch. we think it could stand some reforms, just as we think congress could stand some reforms also. we do not come at this unnecessarily from the left or the right. what we want to see is government functioning more effectively than it currently does. what that means is a lot of things, " what it means in particular is getting the parties to work together more effectively, getting the leaders of both parties to engage in more ongoing conversations with the american people. we have a multi point plan, which i will shamelessly plug now, called "make the presidency
"washington journal" continues. host: dan schnur is the co- founder of no labels. your organization has been going through the branches of government in washington and looking for ways you think they can be improved on. what is wrong with the presidency? guest: first of all, i want to make it clear to your viewers that we are not targeting this president or any other individual was held the office. rather, the structure of the presidency and the executive branch. we think it could...
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what is your message to washington? would you like congress to take action or the federal reserve to take more action? caller: well, i think, partially, let's put it this way, if a box of macaroni and cheese should cost $1.25 and in 10 months if you buy 10 of them it should be $12.50. $4.85, the most intensive help they could do is find some sort of way to start paying down the national debt and maybe that would start turning the gas prices back to normal, which is really what is causing the biggest problem for us. we are further behind in poverty level than was posted last by hud. host: thanks for your call. in all comes down the cost of a box of mike conneen cheese and signs of inflation. next is boston, massachusetts, donald is a democrat. caller: the president has been trying to get congress and everybody to approach it on a balance -- in a balanced way. that is common sense. what the republicans are doing is, basically, they have made a decision that they will block everything he does so that they can have him as a
what is your message to washington? would you like congress to take action or the federal reserve to take more action? caller: well, i think, partially, let's put it this way, if a box of macaroni and cheese should cost $1.25 and in 10 months if you buy 10 of them it should be $12.50. $4.85, the most intensive help they could do is find some sort of way to start paying down the national debt and maybe that would start turning the gas prices back to normal, which is really what is causing the...
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this is from "the washington post." also from inside " the new york times" a faltering german party with an election that could have an impact on angela merkel. in europe, looking for a crisis at the polls and an election in greece and france. for more than two years, they have imposed their will on the european debt crisis. next is lowry from rockaway, minn., good morning to you. caller: i got a couple of ideas of what i would call to diminish this crazy money and get about 90% of the voting eligible people to the polls. every ballot on the bottom will have a line that says "none of the above." if none of the above wins, the seat stays open and the people who ran for the seat are not eligible to run again. this will take care of all of this craziness and the republicans will oppose it. host: thanks for the call. this is from our twitter page -- jim gray is still libertarian vice-presidential nominee is a judge from california. this is how he expected the nomination. >> you will never regret this. i've never been excite
this is from "the washington post." also from inside " the new york times" a faltering german party with an election that could have an impact on angela merkel. in europe, looking for a crisis at the polls and an election in greece and france. for more than two years, they have imposed their will on the european debt crisis. next is lowry from rockaway, minn., good morning to you. caller: i got a couple of ideas of what i would call to diminish this crazy money and get about...
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"washington journal" continues. host: as congress wraps up business we are checking in with congressman jim mcdermott, a member of the house ways and means committee. thanks for joining us. guest: my pleasure. host: one story that got our attention this past week is a report from the american association of medical colleges, estimating that by 2015, the country will have 62,900 fewer doctors than are needed. guest: it is a huge problem. you have retirement. people get old and they'd say they are not going to practice medicine anymore. it is harder and harder for kids school.o medical and we have not expanded our classes enough in medical school to deal with the expanding population. we are going to implement a bill where we take 30 million people who have not had help care before and give them access to the system. it is estimated by 2020 that we will be short 45,000 primary care doctors. so we have a number of very near-term problems that we have to start dealing with. host: and primary care physicians over the nex
"washington journal" continues. host: as congress wraps up business we are checking in with congressman jim mcdermott, a member of the house ways and means committee. thanks for joining us. guest: my pleasure. host: one story that got our attention this past week is a report from the american association of medical colleges, estimating that by 2015, the country will have 62,900 fewer doctors than are needed. guest: it is a huge problem. you have retirement. people get old and they'd...
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this is a very hot topic in washington and beyond. most economists believe china is manipulating its currency to some extent. how much, there is room for debate. the difference with mitt romney is by naming china the currency manipulator, you are upping the ante. you were doing something that will probably illicit some sort of reaction in beijing. whether that is a good idea or not is another thing up for debate. that is one area where he has tried to draw a clear difference between himself and president obama. president obama has not formally said china is a currency manipulator. however, at every opportunity he has pushed the issue and urged china to continue making progress. host: by saying that, does that trigger a trade war? what is a trade war? guest: i do not know what a trade war is either. that term seems to pop up whenever countries file disputes against each other. host: have we ever seen a trade war? has this country? guest: it is very hard to know what a trade war means. these disputes come up, and the u.s. filed a disput
this is a very hot topic in washington and beyond. most economists believe china is manipulating its currency to some extent. how much, there is room for debate. the difference with mitt romney is by naming china the currency manipulator, you are upping the ante. you were doing something that will probably illicit some sort of reaction in beijing. whether that is a good idea or not is another thing up for debate. that is one area where he has tried to draw a clear difference between himself and...
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what's holding us back is a stalemate in washington. good morning and welcome to the "washington journal." today is sunday, june 17th. and for the first 45 minutes of the program, we're going to be talking about who has the power to solve problems in washington. the president or congress? the numbers, if you want to get involved in the conversation is at the bottom of your screen -- host: you can also reach out to us via social media on twitter, facebook, and you can also send us e-mails -- as we get into our conversation regarding who has the power to solve problems, the president or congress? went to take a look at how it was reported in "politico." the president's weekly address talks a little bit about this issue and byron tao writes -- >> let's go to the phones in new york. our first call comes from dave on our line for democrats. good morning. caller: thank you. host: dave, who has the power to solve problems here? caller: i believe the president has the power to solve all problems, because i believe that the president holds the k
what's holding us back is a stalemate in washington. good morning and welcome to the "washington journal." today is sunday, june 17th. and for the first 45 minutes of the program, we're going to be talking about who has the power to solve problems in washington. the president or congress? the numbers, if you want to get involved in the conversation is at the bottom of your screen -- host: you can also reach out to us via social media on twitter, facebook, and you can also send us...
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this is from today's "washington post." that is "the washington post" this morning in a different view from "the wall street journal." that is from today's "wall street journal" editorial page. mary is waiting on the democratic line in fargo, north dakota, good morning. caller: i am very sorry for what has happened in colorado. the only thing i want to say is i am uncomfortable with the country because of the way the government runs it and they are a bunch of hypocrites and i am concerned that we're always trying to figure out the way to fund wars and we have been over in afghanistan and we went over to iraq and i think we should get our house in order before we are running off and figuring out how we can get in war with other countries. this young man is a product of our six society. i think we should start taking care of our own people first. that's all i can say. i am very, very sorry. host: thanks very much. here are a couple of weeks -- we will go to the republican line with steve in wisconsin. good morning. what can s
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"washington journal" is next. [cy national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] " good morning. one of the conversations that is likely to dominate this morning is jpmorgan losing $2 billion this week. both houses of congress are in session. later this week, on friday, president obama welcomes g-eight leaders for the nato summit. we will begin this morning to talk about an issue which came about with the president's comments this week with regard to the marriage and whether it is a flip-flop or an evolving point of view. >> there are a number of related stories on this. our discussion with you begins like this. is there a romney doctrine? david sanders coming up with a new book -- when mint romney was still trying to maneuver the challenges, he made a declaration about afghanistan that lady fraction of his foreign policy to shake their heads. and then there is this in "the chicago tribune," looking at his use back in the 1990's. barack obama responded to a gay magazine iss
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"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> good morning. president obama leaves later today for colorado where he will meet with some of the family members both candidates will be on the west coast, the vfw convention gets under way. governor romney and the president will be speaking before the gathering. c-span will be covering their remarks. meanwhile here in washington on capitol hill congress returns this week and the debate resumes over the tax breaks. the house taking up the issue of offshore oil drilling. a busy week in advance of the august recess. sunday, july 22 as the images come continue to come from friday's movie theater shooting. your calls and comments on the second amendment versus gun control. >> the sunday denver post has this headline, everybody is hurting, with images of those 12 that were killed in friday's shooting as well as the dozens who remain hospitalized on this sunday morning. and th
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in washington d.c. continues. we will hear that from executive consultant. >> july 4 is a big opportunity for politicians to campaign and to march in fourth of july parade. mitt romney in new hampshire marching in that fourth of july parade in the town that he has a lake house. lots of volunteers behind him holding up romney signs. takes a lot of volunteers to run a political campaign. we want to ask you this morning if you are going to volunteer for a political campaign? it could be for mitt romney or barack obama or your local congressman or whatever. we want to hear about your experience and why you are a volunteer. you can see the numbers on your screen. you can also contact us electronically. that picture is from the new york times of mitt romney. this article is from the state journal in charleston, west virginia. it is an associated press story. again, we want to hear from you if you are volunteering for a political campaign or plan on volunteering or have in the past. we want to hear about your experience.
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washington, d.c.. caller: there are a lot of people talking about illegal immigrants and the fact that the state of arizona could discriminate against stopping someone based on just the way they look, but my concerns are if they are allowed to stop illegal immigrants and are rest them, with baby -- and arrest them? -- arrest them, would they be housing these people with the federal government? with the state not have to build more prisons to house these people if they cannot be deported by the federal government? i believe the federal government has to deport them. what does not create a financial problem for the state -- would this not create a financial problem for the state of arizona? they would have to pay more money. there would to be taxed for the state government as well. host: let's find out. guest: i mentioned racial profiling, which is what his first issue was. a law-enforcement officer stopping someone by the way they looked instead of on a warrant or suspicious activity -- but back to the
washington, d.c.. caller: there are a lot of people talking about illegal immigrants and the fact that the state of arizona could discriminate against stopping someone based on just the way they look, but my concerns are if they are allowed to stop illegal immigrants and are rest them, with baby -- and arrest them? -- arrest them, would they be housing these people with the federal government? with the state not have to build more prisons to house these people if they cannot be deported by the...
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"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] h., congress returns later this week to washington with eight days to go to avoid the so- called fiscal cliff. two republican senators on the sunday talk shows yesterday say they agree with the president's position that both sides should avoid tax hikes on middle-class americans. also, nra executive said the group would not support any new gun laws in this country. good morning this monday, december 24, 2012. we will begin this morning with your thoughts on religion and politics. as a religion influence your political decisions? also send us your tweet if you go to twitter.com -- we will begin with the sunday review section of the "the new york times" yesterday. we want to get your take on this. it does religion influence your politics? with more people saying they are unaffiliated. we want to get your take. here are some comments from facebook this morning. what are your t
"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] h., congress returns later this week to washington with eight days to go to avoid the so- called fiscal cliff. two republican senators on the sunday talk shows yesterday say they agree with the president's position that both sides should avoid tax hikes on middle-class americans. also, nra executive said the group would not support any new gun...
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washington journal continues. host: joining us on indianapolis is doug wissing, author of "funding and the enemy." we are talking about afghanistan and the end game. first, the title of your book that you wrote this year, how u.s. taxpayers bankrolled the taliban, remind us of what you were right thing? -- were writing. guest: i am sorry. i'm getting feedback in my earphone. if you could come off my audio, thank you. when i was imbedded with u.s. soldiers in afghanistan, i began to realize that the soldiers were trying to explain to me that there was a toxics system that was connecting distracted american officials, -- i'm sorry, i'm back to getting this in my ear phone. host: we will see if they can fix it. if you can try to continue, we will try to fix it. guest: there was a toxic network, hearing myself twice simply does not work. there was a toxic network that was connecting distracted american officials, u.s. corporations, military- industrial and development and industrial complex corporations, corrupt afgha
washington journal continues. host: joining us on indianapolis is doug wissing, author of "funding and the enemy." we are talking about afghanistan and the end game. first, the title of your book that you wrote this year, how u.s. taxpayers bankrolled the taliban, remind us of what you were right thing? -- were writing. guest: i am sorry. i'm getting feedback in my earphone. if you could come off my audio, thank you. when i was imbedded with u.s. soldiers in afghanistan, i began to...
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"washington journal" continues. host: joining us from stamford, conn., david walker, former comptroller general for many years in the government accountability office and now he is the founder of the comeback america initiative. what is this new initiative your sponsoring? guest: i found it in october 2010. it is about the facts, the truth, and the tough choices about what we need to do to put our federal, state, and local government finances in order. we are nonpartisan, non-video logical and we're focusing on solutions -- non-ideological. host: what is your burden barometer? guest: it is a new innovation we have come up with. people are familiar with the national debt clock brought out in the late 1980's. it had $2.70 trillion and now it is approaching $16 trillion. while that is a shocking number, and understates the problem. when you look at the financial statements of the u.s. government, the total liabilities and dumbfounded policies are about $70 trillion. it is going up $10 million a minute. the federal fina
"washington journal" continues. host: joining us from stamford, conn., david walker, former comptroller general for many years in the government accountability office and now he is the founder of the comeback america initiative. what is this new initiative your sponsoring? guest: i found it in october 2010. it is about the facts, the truth, and the tough choices about what we need to do to put our federal, state, and local government finances in order. we are nonpartisan, non-video...
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in "the washington post" we see a breakdown. "the washington post" looks at where they've focused much of their efforts. rick perry has focused over the airwaves. many iowans have probably seen him in their living room because he has spent more money on it. newt gingrich has been going to the power precincts. ron paul has been focusing on university towns. looking at mitt romney. border towns and businessmen. the eastern and western borders, which are heavily republican areas with at the business community's. in the northwest, michele bachmann and rick santorum. michele bachmann has had her 99 counties fotour. orlando, florida. democrats. line for republican we're talking about the iowa caucuses. caller: because i am an avid democrat, i'm watching which candidates -- they are un disciplined. most are not qualified. it looks like they are all on -- it looks like they did not take their medication for the week. these are the people we expect to represent us to the world? i mean, it is a joke. who is the sacrificial lamb going to b
in "the washington post" we see a breakdown. "the washington post" looks at where they've focused much of their efforts. rick perry has focused over the airwaves. many iowans have probably seen him in their living room because he has spent more money on it. newt gingrich has been going to the power precincts. ron paul has been focusing on university towns. looking at mitt romney. border towns and businessmen. the eastern and western borders, which are heavily republican...
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washington journal is next. host: spain becomes the latest nation to seek an economic bailout, and the folks here in washington try to find the path forward on economic issues. the head of a.i.g., the insurer, says worldwide the retirement age may need to move up to 70 or even 80 years old. a possible 80-year-old retirement age, what does that mean to you? what's your situation and lifestyle, and what do you think of age of 80 would mean in terms of retirement? that according to the a.i.g. c.e.o., a story that's been making news recently. republicans, 202-737-0002. democrats, 737-0001. independents, 202-628-0205. you can sent your comments via twitter, @cspanwj or facebook, or journal@c-span.org. this story has been getting quite a bit of traction in the press, tv, and internet, and published today in "the washington post." it's published by the head of a.i.c., the c.e.o. of that company. the story says the american international group chief says europe set crisis says governments must accept people will have to
washington journal is next. host: spain becomes the latest nation to seek an economic bailout, and the folks here in washington try to find the path forward on economic issues. the head of a.i.g., the insurer, says worldwide the retirement age may need to move up to 70 or even 80 years old. a possible 80-year-old retirement age, what does that mean to you? what's your situation and lifestyle, and what do you think of age of 80 would mean in terms of retirement? that according to the a.i.g....
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we are here in washington. the washington public schools are famous for not providing books on the first day of the school year. that was one of the frustrations in chicago. obviously, those issues have to be weighed against some of the policy issues we have been talking about. host: we have been talking to stephen sawchuk, assistant educator at education week. the chicago teachers' strike has come to an end. what does it mean moving forward for chicago and for the country? coming up on "washington journal," a discussion of the impact and the role of editorial cartoonists. we will be right back. >> lets look at what the emancipation proclamation act said. the proclamation freed insulate people in those states still in rebellion on january 1, 1863. it did not free everybody, just those states or parts of states still in rebellion. there were several places in the country where slavery still existed. there were parts of a virginia where the union army had a football -- foothold. slavery still existed. >> presiden
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host: washington, d.c., john. democrat line. caller: i make about $30,000 a year, and i do not have any problem paying more in taxes, but i want to say the bush tax cuts, it was the first time in american history we had two wars going on and we had tax cuts. the republicans can talk and talk, but there is absolutely 0% that you can balance a budget and cut taxes, and history has shown that. for republicans have kept saying they want to cut taxes, but someone has to pay for these wars. it is $9 billion a month on afghanistan. it was billions and billions on the iraq war. i would just like -- i do not think the press does a good job of suppressing the republicans and saying "how are we specifically going to fight these two wars, cut taxes, and balance the budget caller: -- the budget?" guest: john is right. we engage in two decade-long wars, and very costly, without engaging -- asking the american people to contribute. we told them to go shopping instead of raising taxes to pay for this. no obstacles to solving our immediate long
host: washington, d.c., john. democrat line. caller: i make about $30,000 a year, and i do not have any problem paying more in taxes, but i want to say the bush tax cuts, it was the first time in american history we had two wars going on and we had tax cuts. the republicans can talk and talk, but there is absolutely 0% that you can balance a budget and cut taxes, and history has shown that. for republicans have kept saying they want to cut taxes, but someone has to pay for these wars. it is $9...
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"washington journal" is next. . . the working way to is the hourly. host: the next caller is from tennessee. this is the law. tell us a list of -- this is phillip. tell us a little bit about your experience. caller: i worked 20 years for small law firms. i have been looking since 2001. i have stopped getting responses back from sending resume out. i decided i would try to make it with what i have saved and quit looking. host: when you look for jobs, what kind of things are you looking for? what kind of requirements to you have for your next job? caller: anything from a public defender to the jobs that i had before. i have found jobs that pay $10 an hour. i was making $50 an hour. i cannot take that big a hit. host: you have exhausted unemployment. caller: what is your -- what are your living conditions? -- host: what are your living conditions? caller: i am living off of my savings now. just waiting for retirement to kick in, which is for another 8 years. host: we hear about unemployment in the newspapers and media sources. what could you add to those
"washington journal" is next. . . the working way to is the hourly. host: the next caller is from tennessee. this is the law. tell us a list of -- this is phillip. tell us a little bit about your experience. caller: i worked 20 years for small law firms. i have been looking since 2001. i have stopped getting responses back from sending resume out. i decided i would try to make it with what i have saved and quit looking. host: when you look for jobs, what kind of things are you looking...
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>>>> "washington journal" continues. host: tom zeller joins us from new york, a senior reporter from the john engler." out with a new series, "breakdown: americans on the edge." what is it all about? guest: thanks. this is not entirely new territory for "the huffington post." we looked at dispatches from folks around the country. this particular series is our attempt to recognize that there is something more systemic happening in the economy. we really wanted to focus with a laser on folks who are either finding themselves in the middle class slipping down below the poverty line and those who have subsisted at or below the poverty line for a long time. so, part of that involves the recognition that we have -- and i do not think that these are controversial statistics -- but we have a growing in come gap. we have a fairly entrenched group of people who are on the very bottom rung of the economic ladder. we also are discovering, i think, that mobility in our culture, mobility in our economy is not quite as fluid as we woul
>>>> "washington journal" continues. host: tom zeller joins us from new york, a senior reporter from the john engler." out with a new series, "breakdown: americans on the edge." what is it all about? guest: thanks. this is not entirely new territory for "the huffington post." we looked at dispatches from folks around the country. this particular series is our attempt to recognize that there is something more systemic happening in the economy. we...
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"the washington times." -- commentary section of "the washington times." and a side story, a quick one about donald trump. he is ready to turn the old post office here in washington into a luxury hotel. it has been a target of officials looking to sell or lease underused buildings. democrat from georgia. for or against? caller: i am against. i want to allude to something a german said a couple of calls ago about sodom and umar. christians and jews alike are very much aware of what happened in sodom and gomorrah. i am against and, the lord is against it, and he is not going to apologize for what happened in a solemn and gomorrah and if the united states is not careful we will go down the same way. thank you. host: coming up next we will talk to two members of congress -- a democrat and republican -- in 45 minutes. democratic congressman from new jersey bill pascrell will join us about social security payroll tax cut extension. there is another stalemate on capitol hill over that. and we have been covering the
"the washington times." -- commentary section of "the washington times." and a side story, a quick one about donald trump. he is ready to turn the old post office here in washington into a luxury hotel. it has been a target of officials looking to sell or lease underused buildings. democrat from georgia. for or against? caller: i am against. i want to allude to something a german said a couple of calls ago about sodom and umar. christians and jews alike are very much aware...
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good morning and welcome to "washington journal." the convention got under way for a few minutes before recessing today at 2:00. he unveiled a national debt clock. speakers tonight include ann romney and new jersey governor chris christie. we want to hear from you this morning which speaker you want to hear most from and why. here are the telephone numbers for you to call. you can also find us online. send us your tweets. we can share that on the air. we also have a special hashtag set up for this week. on facebook, join the conversation and you can also e- mail us. which speaker are you most looking forward to hearing and why? we would like to hear what is motivating you to listen and watch. which speakers do you want to hear? tonight, ann romney and governor chris christie. we will bring that to you live. here is a story about what is happening tonight in "the new york times." let's take a look at this speech is happening at 10:00 tonight. ann romney kicks things off and we will also hear a keynote address from governor chris chris
good morning and welcome to "washington journal." the convention got under way for a few minutes before recessing today at 2:00. he unveiled a national debt clock. speakers tonight include ann romney and new jersey governor chris christie. we want to hear from you this morning which speaker you want to hear most from and why. here are the telephone numbers for you to call. you can also find us online. send us your tweets. we can share that on the air. we also have a special hashtag...
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somehow washington never gets the message. and here we are 30 years later on the brink of another crisis on new year's eve still addicted to spending money. now, we are over $16 trillion in debt. president reagan's words and principles remain true today, and they were true when he said them. the problem is spending money. mr. speaker, the american people know this. why doesn't the federal government and congress understand it? why? because washington is obsessed with spending someone else's money. it's the arrogance of power that congress spends the people's money without regard to how this obsession affects those very people. when american families are in debt, they sacrifice, they cut spending, whether that means taking one less family vacation or fewer presents under the christmas tree. homes across the fruited plain are feeling the pain of the economic squeeze in their wall etc. and they adjust accordingly. -- wallets and they adjust accordingly. that's what happens when times are tough. families don't have a limited credi
somehow washington never gets the message. and here we are 30 years later on the brink of another crisis on new year's eve still addicted to spending money. now, we are over $16 trillion in debt. president reagan's words and principles remain true today, and they were true when he said them. the problem is spending money. mr. speaker, the american people know this. why doesn't the federal government and congress understand it? why? because washington is obsessed with spending someone else's...
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"washington journal is next. host: stories regarding the jobless numbers released yesterday are in the headlines today. for the first 45 minutes, we will talk about what role your state plays in occupying the oval office next january. we're using an article from this morning as a jumping off point. they are focused on 10 swing states they say will tell the tale in november. we want to talk to you about what role your state will have in election 2012, big or little, swing or not, battleground or not, red or blue. tell us how your state will determine who will win in november. and if not, why not? here are the numbers. host: if you are talking to was electronically, you can send us an e-mail. the conversation continues as always on facebook. here is the article we're talking about from this morning's "wall street journal." the headline -- "campaigns gird for a battleground in quest for 270 electoral votes." all the weeks of primary elections still lay ahead, both parties began acting as if the fall campaign season
"washington journal is next. host: stories regarding the jobless numbers released yesterday are in the headlines today. for the first 45 minutes, we will talk about what role your state plays in occupying the oval office next january. we're using an article from this morning as a jumping off point. they are focused on 10 swing states they say will tell the tale in november. we want to talk to you about what role your state will have in election 2012, big or little, swing or not,...
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and from the washington times -- and also from the "washington skipping the g-8 summit. we only have a two-hour washington journal because the house is in at 8:00. the new gop nominee for senate from indiana, if richard mourdock will be joining us from indianapolis to. after that, representative gwen moore, democrat from wisconsin and member of the budget committee will be here. we will be right back with richard mourdock. >> these men go through things and have scars that no one can understand except each other. >> the first thing that startled us was the relationship between harry truman and herbert hoover, two political leap and personally different man and who ended up forming an alliance that neither of them would have been dissipated and ended up enormously productive and form the foundation of what became a very deep friendship. the letters between them later in their lives about how important they had become to one another if are extraordinary. >> the most exclusive club in the world. the private and public relationships of the american presidents. from truman an
and from the washington times -- and also from the "washington skipping the g-8 summit. we only have a two-hour washington journal because the house is in at 8:00. the new gop nominee for senate from indiana, if richard mourdock will be joining us from indianapolis to. after that, representative gwen moore, democrat from wisconsin and member of the budget committee will be here. we will be right back with richard mourdock. >> these men go through things and have scars that no one can...
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"washington journal" is next. host: good morning, you're watching "washington journal." the latest in the headlines this morning is what's being called twin opticals to the u.s. and nato time table for withdrawal and exit from afghanistan. that is a demand from karzai for accelerating troops. and a break-up of talks between the u.s. and the taliban. we'll ask you what your reaction is to all this. with our phone lines open this morning. your comments by twitter and on facebook. our phone lines are -- as karzai demands a u.s. pull back of troops in afghanistan. and a good friday morning to you. well, let's begin with a piece of video. this week the brishes -- the british prime minister was here in washington, d.c. and the president and british prime minister talked about the agreed upon time table for nato draw down in afghanistan. let's listen and then we'll look at the headlines overnight and how that story's changing. >> i don't anticipate at this stage that we're going to be making any sudden, additional changes to the plan that we currently have. we have already take
"washington journal" is next. host: good morning, you're watching "washington journal." the latest in the headlines this morning is what's being called twin opticals to the u.s. and nato time table for withdrawal and exit from afghanistan. that is a demand from karzai for accelerating troops. and a break-up of talks between the u.s. and the taliban. we'll ask you what your reaction is to all this. with our phone lines open this morning. your comments by twitter and on...
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there is a related headline from "the washington post." chicago is grappling with its own gun violence. gloria is on the phone from sheridan, wyoming, independent line, good morning. caller: good morning, i don't believe in assault weapons. i do have several other points and hopefully i will not get cut off, i will make them >>. we mentioned a second an amendment but we don't mention what is behind that and what are far the -- our founding fathers did not want was basically a government where the citizens were unarmed and the government was so powerful it could kill people. it is not just for hunting. it is for personal protection from foreigners that might come in. it could be terrorists or our own government turning on us. we always think we are protected because we have the freedom but just like reagan and some of them have said, we are always one step away from losing those freedoms. that is one thing to be said. the other thing is that i believe the entertainment industry is a lot to blame in many ways. we have the violent video games
there is a related headline from "the washington post." chicago is grappling with its own gun violence. gloria is on the phone from sheridan, wyoming, independent line, good morning. caller: good morning, i don't believe in assault weapons. i do have several other points and hopefully i will not get cut off, i will make them >>. we mentioned a second an amendment but we don't mention what is behind that and what are far the -- our founding fathers did not want was basically a...
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"washington journal" continues. host: the details of the health care law and what it means for our country. we want to introduce ron pollack, effective director of families usa, and joseph antos of the american enterprise institute. i want to focus on the big picture item. this headline, states facing big call on medicaid. what impact does this have on states? guest: the states have to decide whether they will expand medicaid or not. it is a big issue. the states are facing huge fiscal problems. financially, very difficult. politically, it is easier to have the government to you what to do. now they have to make up their mind. some states will take advantage of the enhanced federal pavement -- payments for medicaid for a few years. many states will have trouble with that because they're facing big problems having to cut back programs to make a commitment that could cost millions of dollars of the next 10 years will be tough. guest: at the end of the day, all states will pick of the medicaid program. it is important
"washington journal" continues. host: the details of the health care law and what it means for our country. we want to introduce ron pollack, effective director of families usa, and joseph antos of the american enterprise institute. i want to focus on the big picture item. this headline, states facing big call on medicaid. what impact does this have on states? guest: the states have to decide whether they will expand medicaid or not. it is a big issue. the states are facing huge...
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austin, d.c. -- washington, d.c., george, welcome. caller: congress has a legitimate oversight role to play regardless of the administration in power. i wanted to ask if he was familiar with a writer at the american spectator and if you the person was. guest: i don't know who that person is. i have seen that column from time to time. i used to see it in the magazine. i read him at the website. host: why is that significant? guest: i have no idea. says he is a libertarian. caller: your first caller may point to say -- that brings up the good points. the republicans and democrats are basically the same. they violate the constitution and over spend like crazy. the operation went bad. they blamed the stores and the gun owners at the border states to make them look like racists. they got the gun from arizona and texas. it doesn't really matter what party it is. they torched george w. bush. obama is doing the same. host: how do republicans win over the libertarian vote? guest: most libertarians are going to be appalled by the obama administ
austin, d.c. -- washington, d.c., george, welcome. caller: congress has a legitimate oversight role to play regardless of the administration in power. i wanted to ask if he was familiar with a writer at the american spectator and if you the person was. guest: i don't know who that person is. i have seen that column from time to time. i used to see it in the magazine. i read him at the website. host: why is that significant? guest: i have no idea. says he is a libertarian. caller: your first...
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economy will be front and senate this week in washington. on thursday, ben bernanke will testify on capitol hill with questions if there is any more tools the fed can use to jump- start the u.s. economy. it is sunday, june 3, the house and senate are in session this week and the jobs numbers added new debate how to create jobs in the economy while reducing the deficit approaching $16 trillion. the backdrop of all this is an election year. our phone lines are open with renewed concerns and some fears of a double-dip recession. we will get to your calls in just a moment. let's begin with a couple of headlines. we would normally begin with a sunday at the end of this weekend, the " the new york times" front page look like a desperate this. there's also an analysis piece inside "the national journal," it is about politics and the economy. the question we are asking is whether or not this is the fear of a double-dip recession. our phone lines are open and brenda is first up from houston, texas, good morning. are you with us? good morning to you.
economy will be front and senate this week in washington. on thursday, ben bernanke will testify on capitol hill with questions if there is any more tools the fed can use to jump- start the u.s. economy. it is sunday, june 3, the house and senate are in session this week and the jobs numbers added new debate how to create jobs in the economy while reducing the deficit approaching $16 trillion. the backdrop of all this is an election year. our phone lines are open with renewed concerns and some...
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ej dionne in "the washington post" as this. -- has this. inside "the washington post." max is on the phone from rhode island. you are on the air. caller: hello? host: good morning. please, go ahead. caller: am i on now? all right, so, i was thinking -- you know how the nation have a lot of debt and stuff like that? what if we stopped -- like, all these donations -- you know kony 2012 and a lot of people donating a lot of the money, and people donating on commercials, buying pointless things, a lot of money. what if everybody takes all the time to donate to our national debt? host: thanks for the call. karl rove inside "the wall street journal." next is ed from green bay, wisconsin. good morning. go ahead. caller: i think the american influence on other countries -- i think if you took the american dollar out of the equation, quit sending our money overseas, i think you would see an immediate turnaround of how of the country turns the back of america. it's all about money. host: thanks for the call. on our twitter page, a lot of people waiting in. -- weighing in. well, m
ej dionne in "the washington post" as this. -- has this. inside "the washington post." max is on the phone from rhode island. you are on the air. caller: hello? host: good morning. please, go ahead. caller: am i on now? all right, so, i was thinking -- you know how the nation have a lot of debt and stuff like that? what if we stopped -- like, all these donations -- you know kony 2012 and a lot of people donating a lot of the money, and people donating on commercials, buying...
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host: it aris in washington -- airs in washington. where else can people listen if they don't live in washington? >> is available on a number of platforms. yuka listen to us on xm satellite radio, channel 119. and if you have a smartphone, you can find our apps. and you can dial in and listen to our station on the phone and online at c-span.org/org. in the d.c. area, on 90.1 fm. and we are on hd radio 1. when the house and senate are in session, you can hear the house live on hd 2 o and 2 on hd 3. host: thank you so much, nancy calo paris it is the 15th anniversary of c-span radio. we will be right back. >> this month as the presidential candidates meet for debate, as the middle and high school students to send a message to the president as part of this year's student cam video documentary competition. students will answer the question -- what is the most important issue the president should consider in 2013? a chance to win a grand prize of $5,000. the competition is open to students from grades 6 through grade 12. for complete detai
host: it aris in washington -- airs in washington. where else can people listen if they don't live in washington? >> is available on a number of platforms. yuka listen to us on xm satellite radio, channel 119. and if you have a smartphone, you can find our apps. and you can dial in and listen to our station on the phone and online at c-span.org/org. in the d.c. area, on 90.1 fm. and we are on hd radio 1. when the house and senate are in session, you can hear the house live on hd 2 o and 2...
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washington, d.c. is a mecca for the college-educated. this economy is very much part of the new economy. as our places like boston, new -- massachusetts, new york, san francisco in that is a very diverse highway service economy. a good 65-70% of the jobs of these economies require some kind of formal education and training beyond high school. there is a robust concentration of these jobs geographically. we are seeing brain and drained. -- brain drain. where the jobs don't exist, people get educated and leave. host: and the carnevale -- anthony carnevale, thanks so much for coming in. coming up next, we continue our week-long series looking at online media outlets with a guy benson from town hall.com. we want to show you a live shot from the tampa bay for more the republican national convention will begin next week. you can see the floor, the stage and preparation is under way. about 50,000 people are expected during convention week next week and that includes delegates and national and international media and other tourists. the rnc is e
washington, d.c. is a mecca for the college-educated. this economy is very much part of the new economy. as our places like boston, new -- massachusetts, new york, san francisco in that is a very diverse highway service economy. a good 65-70% of the jobs of these economies require some kind of formal education and training beyond high school. there is a robust concentration of these jobs geographically. we are seeing brain and drained. -- brain drain. where the jobs don't exist, people get...
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"the washington post" front page in republican contest today of upheaval. and in "usa today," gop race shaking up before the south carolina primary. the question to you this morning is whether or not any of these events yesterday will have an important effect on the race going forward. we have a line this morning for south carolina residents. and if you'll tell us if you're going to vote tomorrow and what your vote might be if you made up your mind. let's begin with governor perry's decision to drop out of the race. we'll listen to what he had to say in his endorsement. >> as i contemplated the future of this campaign, i have come to the conclusion there is no viable path forward for me in this 2012 campaign. therefore, today, i'm suspending my campaign and endorsing newt gingrich for president of the united states. i believe newt is a conservative visionary who can transform our country. we've had our differences, which campaigns will inevitably have. and newt is not perfect, but who among us is? the fact is, there is forgiveness for those who seek god. >>
"the washington post" front page in republican contest today of upheaval. and in "usa today," gop race shaking up before the south carolina primary. the question to you this morning is whether or not any of these events yesterday will have an important effect on the race going forward. we have a line this morning for south carolina residents. and if you'll tell us if you're going to vote tomorrow and what your vote might be if you made up your mind. let's begin with governor...
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back in 1968, when washington, d.c. exploded with riots and whenever, the first sent in the national guard, who could not handle it. president johnson called in the second airborne. the story is that he put a trooper at every door in the schools. one trooper for the whole school. i went to eastern high school, it was a very large school. i walked out that day and the trooper was standing there in full combat gear. flak jacket, gloves, the whole works. he had a fixed bayonet. there was no trouble in the whole school because of that one airborne. now, the fire is already raging out here. we are awash in guns. my solution to the problem, i am nervous, but my solution to the problem is that we are going to have to arm neighborhood militias. we have to protect the most innocent of the innocent. you do not get in there and start talking about gun control on capitol hill, they will not do anything. we need to arm the neighborhood citizens who are capable of handling these automatic weapons. let the criminal element and mental
back in 1968, when washington, d.c. exploded with riots and whenever, the first sent in the national guard, who could not handle it. president johnson called in the second airborne. the story is that he put a trooper at every door in the schools. one trooper for the whole school. i went to eastern high school, it was a very large school. i walked out that day and the trooper was standing there in full combat gear. flak jacket, gloves, the whole works. he had a fixed bayonet. there was no...
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i was not a lobbyist and network in washington. congressmen have said that you came and lobbied them. that's with regard to medicare part d. at the same time you were taking in contributions, senator. >> no. let me be very clear. because i understand your technique which you used on john mccain and mike huckabee and have used consistently. it is unfortunate scant is not going to work well because the american people see through it. i have always publicly favored a stronger medicare program. i am proud of the fact that are publicly, openly advocated medicare part d. it has saved lives and also includes health savings accounts and medicare alternatives which gave people telesis. i did it publicly. you have been walking around this state setting things that are not true. it is not correct to describe public citizenship having public advocacy as lobbying. every citizen has the right to do that. if what i did on medicare i did out in the open publicly. that's my right as a citizen. >> here's the problem, if you are getting paid by healt
i was not a lobbyist and network in washington. congressmen have said that you came and lobbied them. that's with regard to medicare part d. at the same time you were taking in contributions, senator. >> no. let me be very clear. because i understand your technique which you used on john mccain and mike huckabee and have used consistently. it is unfortunate scant is not going to work well because the american people see through it. i have always publicly favored a stronger medicare...